Portland Monthly Magazine July/August 1990

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"Theswordfishhadspentyearsinthe red-lightdistrict.Theswordfishwore cheapperfumeandlookedalhimside¬ ways out of white doorways. The swordfishhadmadeloveintheold Europeanports,Rotterdam,Amsterdam, andwouldonlybeofftheMainecoast forthenexttwenty-fourhours.Several olderboatswouldbeallowedtopass beforethismostbeautifulofswordfish whistledathimandgavehimhertollfreenumber.

“Hegrippedtherail,hisraggedblood risingfullandroughuphisneckand intohisears,lookeddownintothesoul ofthenine-footersplashingtwentyfeet totherightofthebow,andletitrip.He watchedthespearfreezeintheairand disappear...."

Whoa!Isendthecursorbacktothetop ofthissection,selecteverythingin

black,hitdelete,andpunchitinto hyperspace. Why? Because it’s all wrong,see?Firstofall.youcanstill swordfishwithaharpoon,sure,butthe handfulofhigh-risk,non-subsidized Maine.swordfishingboatsthatgooutto theedgeoftheGrandBanksdoiteven morebeautifully.They'rewayoutthere atnight,trailingbraceletsofthree-milelonglinesbehindthemthataredotted everysixfathomswithevenlyspaced, phosphorescentgreenchemlightsand shiny,waitinghooks.By"threemiles long"ImeanthedistancefromthePort¬ landMuseumofArttoValle’sSteak HouseatExit8,eachline,atnight.The swordfisharegarbageeaters,flirtalong theedgesoftheGulfStream.Hidingin coldNovaScotiawater,theydartinto thewarmveinstofeed.Therearehalfa dozenrealswordfishingboatsbetween hereandHarpswellandBoothbayHar¬ borandRockport,andtheseguystalk straightbusiness:dieselfuel.Theirfish¬ inggroundsareenormous,quiet,where thenightandthestarsgotochurch. Someboatsareover80feetlongand costasmuchas$500,000.Infact,areal swordfishermanisstandingbehindme, readingthisscreen.Characteristically,he won'tidentifyhimself.He’simpatient, knowsnothingthatweighs500pounds isgonnacrashthroughthisscreen.

“Whenyoufalloverboardrealbad,”he onlysays,“youfeeltheocean'shands alloveryou,pullingyoudown."

Iaskhimanotherstupidquestion,and heanswers,“Untilwerunoutofbait, untilwerunoutoffuel,oruntilthe hold'sfulloffish."

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hen we heard THISluxurianttid-bil, concerning.Maine'sownwilderness replicaofBoston'sFaneuilHall,we thoughtitworthapreliminaryinvesti¬ gation.Itdeserves(hatandmore. FaneuilHall?Yes.It'suptherenow,

hidinginplainsight,quietfortwocenturiesonthefertile, vine-filledbanksoftheKennebecRiver.Uponseeingthe ancientbrickHallowellwaterfront,youdoadouble-take onlyafteryouknowwhatyou'relookingfor.

ItsaperfectcopyofFaneuilHall,builttofullscale. 'twasbuilttoexactingreplicaspecificationsthroughthe effortsofMainerCharlesVaughan,businesspartner,fel¬ lowarchitect,andbrother-in-lawoffamedBostonarchi¬ tectCharlesBulfinch.Vaughanwasadreameronalarge scale, a .Mainer who corresponded with Benjamin Franklin,attended,withhis

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family. Washington's New York inaugural with his Bulfinchin-laws,andtraded giftswithWashington(10 barrelsofJamaicanrumfor 10barrelsfancy-milledMt. Vernonflour,signedwiththe

legendofthepresidenthim¬ self,afterdinnerinJamaicainwhichtheVaugh¬ anfamilyhostedWashington).Headystuff.And themostcuriousthingis.peopledon'trecognize Maine'sFaneuilHallbecauseitmaylookmore

liketheoriginalthantheoneinBostondoes.

Historianandformer.MainestatetreasurerEbenElwell, whoownsthebuilding(whichmaybeheadedtowardthe marketsoon),authenticatedCharlesVaughandrawings andpapers,aswellasconfirmingdocumentsfromthe BostonMuseumofFineArts,explains. "Ilwasintendedtobeaduplicateofthe originalwoodenFaneuilHallthatdates to1~i2.Lookingatit.youseeBulfinch's eyeformassivesimplicity,whenitwas builthere,itwasthelargestandtallest commercialbuildingnorthofBoston. Eventhebrickenlargementwasdoneas aclearechotoBulfinch'sexpansionof Boston'sFaneuilHall."

Hallowellhadforyearsbeenafavored siteforBostoninvestorssuchasJohn Hancock,oneofthepowerful"Ken¬ nebecProprietors"whotogetherdevel¬ opedwhatisnowHallowell'scolorful HistoricDistrict,knowntodaytovisitors asarivaltoSearsportforthetitle "AntiqueCapitaloftheWorld."Charles Vaughan'sfather,architectSamuel Vaughan,ownedthetidy3.100-acrelol thatborderedHancock'snortherntract.

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framedwithmassiveredpinetimbers, Elwell’ssix-storeyandsix-fireplaced "Eaneuil"buildingon130-136Waler Streetstartedoutwoodentoo,butwas laterencasedinatwo-footwallofbrick fashionedfromthesame"blueooze” JohnSmithespiedwhilehewasweigh¬ inganchorintheKennebeconhisway south. He recommended the ooze as suitableforbrickinhow-tobooksand chartspurchasedbyPilgrimadventurers who.ledbymensuchasJohnHowland andothers,developedtheareaintoa majortradingpost.Xotsurprisingly, [dwellisthebuilding'sbestspokesman, indicatingthe26-foot-longredpine boardsintheairycathedralceilingin theupstairsballroom,whichsurprises withagorgeous,unsandedtigermaple floor.There'salsoaThomasJeffersondesigneddumbwaiterthatwasaddedto thebuildingin1811.craftedtohefta half-tonofhogsheadsofrumandmo¬ lasses.Themajesticcontraptionhasa 25-foot-circumferencewheelofferinga 12-to-1advantagethatallowsa175poundmantoliftatonwithcompara¬ tiveNeo-Classicease.Ithassentaloft ryewhiskey,potatoes,oats,hay.apples, druggists'opium-basedelixirat$3-38 perpound,barley,fish,evencarrier pigeonfeathersclunkedsensiblyonto thestreetin25-poundlots.

TheoriginalMaineParmers'Almanac waslaunchedinthisbuildingin1819. I'milthe2()ihcentury,morepublishing wasdoneherethaninanyotherbuild¬ inginthestate.Galleyproofsfromthe Almanacsurvivedinthebuildingasceil¬ ingpatchesuntilthelate19M)s.

Togelhere,taketheGardinerexitoff Interstate95andsnakeyourwayupthe riveronRoute201.followingthefinal twistsofastoriedwalerroutethatis navigablebyocean-goingvesselsand hasplayedhosttoCapl.JohnSmith.Pil¬ grimtraders,and.veryrecently,voluble Capl.RodneyRossinPortland'spopular LongfellowII(seecoverthisissue),who. alongwithElwell,ishelpingtoreawak¬ entheHallowellwaterfrontwithwater¬ tourexcursionsthissummertotheold stone-ballasted,red-pine-cribbed.1tOfoolwharfthatadvancesquietlyintothe Kennebecfromthedockbelowthisdis¬ tinguishedstructure.

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MaineStateSealRevised

ONE HAS TO WONDER about stalesealsandmottoslikeDingo anyhow-they seem always to alienateotherstaleswiththeirpro¬ nouncementsorareanachronistic.Eor example,NewHampshire's LireDreeor Dieseemsoddnowbecausethosejust aren'tthechoicespeoplehavenowin theI'.S.A.

Intinycase,theodditiesandvagaries ofpublishingtheMaineStaleSealhave acomic,ifsomewhatwistful,history. Startingalthetopofthispage,thisdispuledearlyversionbyBen¬ jaminVaughan-withsome claimstoratificationdur¬ ingtherushed, earlymonthsof Mainestate¬ hoodin1820fealured iconogra¬ phythat

includedaredpineintheseal'scenter andamoose-deerlounginginthefore¬ ground.Butsoon,withtheredpine vanishingfromthestateandtherecum¬ bentmoose-deerretiring"beforethe steps of human inhabitancy." some <|uickeditingwasneeded,andwitha dashofpragmatismanotherversion, substitutingwhitepineforthered pineasthecenterpiece,won favorandofficialratification.

Inthisseal,thefarmeron theleft,thewhitepine behindthemoose,andthe sailorontherightare.as wespeedtowardthesec¬ ondmillennia,justtouchingreminders ofwhatourstateoncewas:aplace wheresmallfarmsandindividualfisher¬ menoutintheirownboatsaccounted for most of the commerce, and the whitepineaccountedformostofthe exports.ThesmallMainefarmhasall

butvanished,commercialfishinghas gonebig-time,andthenumberoffirstgrowthwhitepinesstillleftissmall enoughtomakethestaletreeanendan¬ geredspecies.

ThisistheMaineStaleSealthathas survivedsince1821):"It'snotsomethingthatjustanyonecantamper with,"explainsresearchassistant DavidCostello,whoworksforBill Diamond,currentlyMaines SecretaryolStaleandCusto¬ dianoftheSeal."Ithas stayedthesamesince1820." Well,perhapsthatseal hasremainedinviolate,but asascoreofillustrations overthedecadesreveals, differentrenderingsproliferate.Thefinal twoshownherearetwoupdatesthat showaquickenedretreatforanatural orderasthestepsofhumaninhabitancy continuetheirpresentpath.

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^^Thecrazydismastedhulk,her decksnearlyawash,wallowedinthe troughsofthewaves.Onlytheremains ofatatteredshirt,flutteringdisconso¬ latelyfromthebowsprit,answeredthe Hooghly’shail.

Roughly200milesnorthofBermuda whenherlookoutsightedthewreck,the Hooghly, enroutefromCalcuttato Boston,sentaboat’screwtoinvestigate. Whatthebarefootseamenfoundwasat onceamystery,acliff-hangingmelodra¬ mainthebesttraditionofthesilver screen,andagrimreminderofthediffi¬ cultrealitiesoflifeanddeathatseain theearly1800’s.

Whatthecrewmendidfindwasduly reportedinthe“ShippingIntelligence” columnsofthePortland EasternArgus ofFebruary8,1831:

The ship Hoog[h]ly from Calcutta arrived at Boston2dinst.Onthe3dJan.lat3502Ion65 22boardedthewreckofbrigHindofPortland, no person on board, both masts gone by the deck,andfullofwater.Fromappearancesthe crewmusthavelivedsometimeondeck;every thingapparentlyjustasleftbythecrew.Ajugof water in the companion way, and a mattress, piecesofbeef,onepairmittens,logslateand otherarticleslyingondeck:ahutbuiltofrough boardsforwardandfastenedwithachaincable; anchorsatthebowsandasignalflyingatthe endofthejibboom;therewasfoundmarkedwith aknifeonthedeck,McLellan,master,P.Hall, mate;Dec.7,lat3930N,Ion6750W.

Thebrig Hind,WilliamMcLellan,Jr., master,hadsailedfromPortlandlateon December4intotheteethofoneofthe worststormstolashtheAtlanticduring thenineteenthcentury.Atthetimethe Argusreportwaspublished,66dayshad passedwithnowordofthefateof McLellan,thebrig,orhercrew. Thenewsofthelossofthe Hind heapedfurtherdistressupontheinhabi¬ tantsofaseaportalreadybereaved. Althoughitisimpossibletocalculatethe lossessustainedbythecity’smaritime interests,theywerecertainlyenormous. OfsevenvesselswhichclearedPortland Harbor for the Caribbean between December3andDecember6,fourwere lostandafifthlimpedintoportunder juryrig,reachingherdestinationfive weeksbehindschedule.

AllalongtheAtlanticseaboard,ships

hadrunagroundorgonetothebottom. Otherportsmournedtheirownvictims, butnowherewasthegriefmorekeenly feltthaninPortland.McLellanwasthe distinguishedscionofaprominentlocal family,onebranchofwhichhadalready

Above:Silhouette ofCapt.JohnDicks (1766-1830), who took the Angelaoutfor one more voyage inDecember,1830, nevertobe heardfromagain.

giventhecitybothitsfirstbankandits firstinsurancecompany.Theotherthree ships which had come to grief had sailedwithinhoursofthe Hind, and werecaptainedbyrespectedmen.

TheMilo,CaptainSimonton,hadbeen boundforPort-au-Princeandwashed upnearOrleansonCapeCodonthe

sixthofDecember,fortunatelywithout lossoflife.

Theothervesselswerenotsolucky. Thesewerethebrigs Angela,Captain JohnDicks,and Helen, commanded by theredoubtableTristramJordanofSaco. Likethe Hind, the Helen and the Angelawereboundforthenorthcoast ofCuba,whereaflourishingtradehad developedaroundthetownofMatan¬ zas,about50mileseastofHavana.Until theSpanishgovernmentopenedCuban portstoforeignshippingin1793, Matanzashadbeenasleepylittlevillage inhabitedbyafewfishermenandsome ratherlacklusterpirates.By1830,itwas aboomtownbuiltbyexchangingNew EnglandlumberforCubanmolasses.

Thelossofthe Angelawasespecially poignant;the6i-year-oldCaptainDicks hadbeencalledoutofretirementto replaceherregularmaster,whohad beentakenill.Askilledmarinerand himselfashipowner,theindomitable immigrantfromScotlandhadgoneback toseaonseveraloccasionswhenfinan¬ cialreverseshadmadeitnecessary.By 1830,hehaddecidedthathisseafaring dayswereoverforgood.CannyScot thoughhemayhavebeen,Dickswas unabletoresistthelureofonelastvoy¬ agewhentheopportunityarose.The AngelaleftportonDecember4,1830, andwasneverheardfromagain.

TristramJordan,whowasthemasterof thebrig Helen,leftthemostdetailed accountoftheeffectsofthestormat sea.AlthoughtherescueofJordanand allbutoneofhiscrewwasreportedin the EasternArgus on December 21, 1830,thefullstorywasnotpublished untilaweeklater.

TheHelen,owned,aswastheHind,by AlbertNewhall,sailedforCubaonDec. 5.Onthenextevening,Jordanrecalled, “alightbreezesprangupfromE.N.E., whichcontinuedtoincreaseandwe tookinsailaccordingly.”

By the morning of the seventh of December,thewindwasatgaleforce, andthebrighadbeguntolaborinthe heavyseas:

...Atabout10,A.M.sentdowntopgallantyards, andhousedforetopgallantmast.At11,thebrig begantosteerverybad;and,atalittlebefore meridian [noon] became unmanageable, when we...hovetoounderdoublereefedtrysail,and immediatelyabout35or40feetofourfalsekeel

cameupalongside,and...sunk...thebriglaying tooverybad,at2,P.M.reefedtheforesailand putbeforethewind.

Thewindcontinuedtoincreasein velocity,veeringtothenorthandreach¬ inghurricaneforceby7p.m.Theseas weretremendous,wavescrestingas highasthemasts.Byrunningbeforethe gale,thecrewsucceededinkeepingthe Helenundercontrolforthreemoreterri¬ blehours,whenshebroachedto,her reefedforesailblownintonothingness inaninstant.

Unabletosetevenascrapofsail,all CaptainJordancoulddowastoputthe helma-leeandkeeptheship’sbow pointedintothewind.Wrackedbythe storm,the Helenbegantoleak.With Jordanatthehelm,themate,thecook, andthethreedeckhandslaboredatthe pumpsfromshortlyaftermidnightuntil 3:30a.m.Thenthefinaldisasterstruck.

...theleelashingsofthedeckloadhavinggiven away,thedeckloadbegantoshift.Aheavysea runningthrewheronherbeamends,topsnearly inthewater.Weimmediatelycutthelanyardsof themainrigging:findingshewouldnotright,cut the lanyards of the fore rigging. Both masts goingatthesametime,sherightedfullofwater.

Ahelplesswreckatthemercyofwind andwave,the Helenmightwellhave sunkcompletelyhaditnotbeenforthe buoyancyofhercargooflumber.The seasbrokeoxerherdecksasthemen workedfeverishlytocutawaythelines andshroudswhichstillboundherto hershatteredmasts.Onlylaterdidthey realizethatoneofthehands,Jacob McKenley. was missing, apparently sweptoxerboardduringthecrisis. Thewindbegantomoderateasmorn¬ ingaproachedbuttheseaswerestill heaxy.Whilethemenwereengagedin clearingawaythexxreckage.Captain Jordantookstockofthesituation:

...Ourbrigwasfullofwater,bothmastsgone,all our bread destroyed and washed out of the cabin windows, camboose [deckhouse] gone, mostallourwatercasksstove,andnopossibility ofourgettingthebrigintoport....

Dismalastheirchancesappearedat thatmoment,rescuexvasliterallyjust oxerthehorizon:

...At8A.M.,sawasailtothewindward,which

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stoodforus....Thesail...provedtobetheMary, Wheeler, of Portland, from Eastport to Philadelphia].IrequestedCapt.W.totakeusoff thewreck.At10A.M.hesenthisboat,andwith difficultysucceededintakingusoff,wehaving savednothingbutwhatwasonourbacks....

Eightdayslater,offtheNewJersey coast,the Marycaughtsightofthe schoonerJohn Gray^/o/rwf-Captain Morton,acoasterboundforPortland. Thecastawaysweretransferredtothe schoonerandarrivedbackinPortland onDecember20.

Jordan'sbrushwithdeathxvasahar¬ rowingexperience,bothforthecrexx’of the Helenandforthefamiliestheyhad leftbehind.Yetnoteventheirordeal xvasmoretryingthanthatfacedbythe menoftheHindandthosewhoawaited theirreturnwithdiminishinghopes.

ItwasnotuntilMarch,threemonths afterthegalehadstruck,thatwordof thefateofthe Hind'screxx’finally reachedPortland.Bythen,allbutthe moststout-heartedamongtheirfamilies andfriendshadgiventhemupforlost. InalettermailedfromEngland,Captain McLellanreportedallhandsaliveand xvelLThenexx-softheirdeliverancexxas intheEasternArgus,March8.1831. OnthenightofDecember6,the Hind hadbeenaboutthirtymilestothe southeastofthe Helen.Apparentlythis putMcLellandirectlyinthepathofthe storm.Sosavagexvasitsonslaughtthat thebrigbroachedtoimmediately.The Hind xxasthrownonherbeamends, herdeckverticalandbothmastsinthe water.Themenavoidedbeingswept overboardandstruggledtocutawaythe larboardshrouds.Thebrigrightedher¬ selfxxhenthemastswentbytheboards. Thefinalhoursofdarknessfound McLellanandhismenindesperatecir¬

cumstances.Fullofwater,herdecks sweptrepeatedlybythetoweringseas, the Hindxvasinconstantdangerof foundering.Incredibly,theviolenceof thestormcontinuedtoincrease. Throughoutthatnightmarishseventhof December,themenhuddledbehindthe remainsofthebrig’sbulwarks,lashedto deckfittingsorholdingontothewreck¬ ageasbesttheycould.Thestormdrove themsouthandeast.Someone-probably McLellan-managedtoestimatetheir positionandcarveditintothedeck planking.Thiswastheinscriptionwhich enabledCaptainBaconofthe Hooghly toidentifytheabandonedhulk.

As the morning of December 8th approached,thestormbegantomoder¬ ate,andthecastawayswereable,slowly andwithinfinitecaution,tomox-eabout thewreck.Menoflessermettlemight havedespaired,butthe Hindscaptain andcrexx-werewroughtofsternerstuff.

An experienced commander and a shrewdYankeebusinessman,McLellan hadweatheredmanyastorm,bothnau¬ ticalandfinancial,inwhichothershad foundered.Bornthesameyearasthe Republic,hehadamassedaconsider¬ ablefortunebyhisthirtiethbirthday. The1807Embargoruinedmanymenof greatermeans,butMcLellansurvivedhis losses.WhentheBritishmano’war Boxer,capturedduringtheWarof1812 bytheU.S.S. Enterprise,wasconverted intoamerchantvessel,McLellanserved asherfirstcaptain.

Asthestormcontinuedtosubside, McLellanandhismenmadegooduseof. theirtime,salvagingwhatlittlethey couldfind:afewboards,somerope,a smallbarreloffreshwaterandafexxchunksofrax\-saltbeef.Shiveringfrom exposure,famished,andnearlyexhaust¬ ed.themenreceivedtheirday'sration fromthecaptainshands:abiteof tough,stringymeatandone-halfpintof waterapiece.

Thedaysthatfolloxvedmusthax’ebeen tryingintheextreme.Therexvasno possibilityofsavingthemselvesunaided. Thestormhadleftnosparorscrapof canxasfromwhichtorigajurymast. Thoughthe Hindxxasatthemercyof theelements.CaptainMcLellandidxvhat couldbedonetokeephismenfrom lapsingintoidledesperation.Thefexxboardstheyhadsalvagedwereusedto makearoofoxerthebulwarksatthe

RecentviewofMcLellan’s51HighStreethome.

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bow.Anoldshirtwasfoundandfas¬ tenedtothebowspritasasignal.Proba¬ blythemenattemptedtocatchfishor seabirdsforfood.Certainlytheircap¬ tainledthemallinprayer.

Ontheninthdayoftheirhellishordeal, thecastawaysfinallysightedanother vessel.Havingdriftedhelplesslyforover 400miles,theyweretakenaboardthe CharlesCarrollofNewburyport,bound fromSavannahtoLiverpool.

McLellanspokegratefullyof“thegener¬ ousandkindtreatmentshewnhimand hiscrew’’byCaptainPierceofthe Car¬ roll.Still,thereliefwhichthemenof the Hind feltcouldnothavebeen unmixedwithpain.Unlesstheyfellin withavesselboundforAmerica,it would be many weeks before they couldalleviatethesufferingoftheir lovedonesathome.

The Carrollslookoutsspiednowest¬ boundvessels.RescuedonDecember 16,McLellanthenpostedtheletter whichwasfinallytoreachPortlandin earlyMarch.

TwoweeksafterhisarrivalinEngland, McLellan was able to book passage aboardtheship Dover, CaptainNye, fromLiverpooltoBoston.The Dover sailedFebruary'12,anddroppedanchor inBostonHarboronMarch30.OnApril 5,1831,thefollowingparagraphap¬ pearedinthe“ShippingIntelligence” columnoftheEasternArgus:

Capt.Wm.McLellan,lateoftheHind,camepas¬ senger in the ship Dover, from Liverpool to Boston,andhasarr[ived]athome.

We can only guess at the joyous reunionthatmusthavetakenplace,but therewastoomuchYankeeindustry'in hischaracterforthemantoremainidle forlong.Soonthereafter.CaptainMcLel¬ lanreturnedtoseaatthehelmofanoth¬ erPortlandmerchantman.

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know what’s coming down the pike next.“Youwillbemyface.”isjustone linethatstayswiththelistenerbecause, althoughevocative,whatdoesitmean? It’sdifferent.LarsVegasplaysinPort¬ landtoaloyalfollowing.Theyhaveso farappearedatZoots,Raoul's,Geno's, andsometimesheadsouthtoBoston. Generally,thosewhohavebeenbitten bythebandwillcomebackformore. LarsVegasisverymuchontheirown track,funny,slightlyperverseandcaus¬ ticbutbewilderinginaprovocative way.Hardtopindown.Itis,however, abandthatbreatheslifeintotheold phraseShockoftheNew.

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Almostsevenyearshave gonebysinceMainevoters passed an omnibus bond issueforimprovementof portfacilitiesthroughoutthe state.Sincethen,Portland hasdevelopedsomeofitsfacilitiesand hasenjoyedasmallbutsteadyincrease inthenumberofvesselscallingaswell asanincreaseintheamountofcargo handled.Thishasbeentheresultof changingconditionsonthewaterfront, andmostnotably,acooperativealliance amongmaritimeinterests.

Afterthebondissuewaspassed,a greatdealofcontroversybeganto developinPortlandasvariousfactions withintheportbegantodisagreeon howthemoneyshouldbespentorifit shouldbespentatall.Ononesidewere peoplelikeP.D.Merrill,ownerofMerrill Transport,whoinvestedagreatdealof moneyindevelopingaprivatewater¬ frontfacilityforbulkcargo.Onthe othersideofthefencewasthethen mayorJoeCasale,whofeltthattheCity should use a major portion of the moneytoconstructanewcargofacility thatMerrillfeltwouldbeindirectcom¬ petitionwithhisownprivatepierand makehisinvestmentdisastrous. Therewerealsootherfactionswhich

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includedthosewhowant¬ edtoseethewaterfront areadedicatedprimarilyto thefishingindustry,and otherswhofellitwouldbe moreeconomicallyprudentto turnitintoupscalehousing. Andfinallytherewerethose who didn’t want to see any growthordevelopmentinthe portatall.Bytheveryendof 1986,itseemedthatthesharply dividedcampswouldend.anyhope thatthePortofPortlandmightsome¬ daygrowbeyonditsthendeteriorated state.Therewasverylittleleadership intheport,andallfactionsdealtwith eachotheratarm'slength.

City plans changed somewhat and moneywasputintoimprovementsalthe InternationalPerryTerminal.TheCityof Portlandalsocreatedawaterfrontdirector positionwhichwenttoTomValleauwho feelsthattheatmosphereintheportsince thenhasbecomeverypositive.Heisquickto pointoutthatPortlandcanboastauniquefacili¬ tyinthePortlandPishExchange,whichnow operateswithamonthlycashsurplusandwhose volumein1988was35millionpounds,whichthen jumpedto50millionpoundsin1989. Inadditiontofishprocessing,thepassengertrade hasalsoincreased.In1988.asidefromthe Scotia Prince,nocruiseshipscalledinPortland.In1989 thereweresixteencruiseshipcallswithseventhou¬ sandpassengersvisitingtheportandin1990,twelve thousandpassengersareexpectedtovisit.Theattraction forcruiseshipsstemsfromtheimprovementsmadetothe InternationalPerryTerminal,whichnowhasanextended pierfrontandiscapableofhandlingvesselsmuchlarger thantheScotiaPrince.Havingawaterfrontdirectorhasalso changedthebusinessatmosphereintheport.LastyearCiip-

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verywellwiththeCity”insolvingthe problemwhichamountstotheirutiliz¬ inganotherpierclosertotheOldPort area.“Ourpassengersreallylike Portland.Itisaverypopularstop.”

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portdoesrepresentmore fishingboatsandpassenships.Italsoincludesoil

IronWorksisalsoamajorfactorintheport'spicture, anddrybulkoperations.The terminalsinSouthPortland areasignificantcontributor to the port’s economic health.Therehasbeena steady volume of oil movingthroughtheport whichamountedto58 millionbarrelslast year.Andtheprivate marine terminal ownedbyP.D.Mer¬ rillboasts200,000met¬ rictonsmovedintothetermi¬ nalin1989,with350,000metrictons predictedfor1990and400,000predictedfor

buttheirfutureiscausingsomeconcernwithmaritimeprofessionals. Historicallytherehasnotbeenagreatdealofcommercialshipworkavailable soBIWhaslatchedontomilitarycontracts.WiththechangingattitudeinWashington,

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Therehasalsobeenasuddenemergencein recreationalindustryintheport.Theprinci¬ palsinthissegmentbelievethatinspileof theirseasonalbusiness,theyareanimportant economiccontributortothearea.Therehave beenafewproposalstoincreasethenumber

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ofrecreationalberthsintheport.Today, there is much greater cooperation amongthemaritimeintereststhanthere wasinthemid-80’s.Asignificantreason forthiswasthecreationoftheWater¬ frontAlliancewhichisacooperative grouprepresentingmostofthebusi¬ nessesinthemarinetradeandalso includesrepresentativesfromPortland andSouthPortlandandseveralneigh¬ borhoodgroups.Numerouskeyprofes¬ sionalsintheportfeelthattheWater¬ frontAllianceisthebestthingthatever happenedtotheport.Itallowsevery¬ onewhohasaninterestintheareato sitdownandexpresstheirconcernsand workoutsolutionsfacetoface.The Alliancehasbeenattributedwithhaving sparkedmuchofthetrustthatpeople nowhavedevelopedinthewaterfront communitythatwasn’tthereseveral yearsago.

Today,thereseemstobe muchgreatercooperation amongthemaritime intereststhantherewas inthemid-80s.A significantreasonforthis wasthecreationofthe WaterfrontAlliance,which isacooperativegroup representingmostofthe businessesinthemarine tradeandalsoincludes representativesfrom PortlandandSouth Portlandandseveral neighborhoodgroups.

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ThecitiesofPortlandandSouthPort¬ landhavealsotakenagreaterinterestin whathappensontheirshores.Portland

createdawaterfronttaskforcewhich recentlypresentedforty-onerecommen¬ dationstotheCityofPortlandinregard todealingwiththeharbor.Thereisalso amasterplanfortheInternational MarineTerminal,whichhasbeenput intoplace.TheCityofSouthPortland, althoughpreoccupiedwithitsbudget, hascontributedbyprovidingfunding foraportionofthemarketingstudythat wasdonefortheentireport.TomValleaustatesthatthereisagreatdealof cooperationbetweenthetwocities,and thatSouthPortlandhasbeenven’sup¬ portive.Hefeelsthattheoutlookis bright.

However,noteveryoneintheport paintsarosypicture.Manyprofessionals areworriedthatsignificantobstacles mustbeovercomebeforePortlandcan becomeeffectiveandcontinueitscur¬ rentgrowthcycle.CaptainEarlWalker ofthePortlandPilotsstatesthat"oneof thebiggestproblemsisthatthereneeds tobeanatmosphereamongthepublic forabetter,moreviablewaterfront."He feelsthepublicisnotsufficientlyedu¬ catedinregardtotheimportanceofthe porttotheeconomichealthofthearea. Whilehedoesn’tbelievePortlandwill everbeanotherBoston,hedoesfeel “thattheslowincreaseinbusinessthat theporthasexperiencedcouldstopif theattitudeofthegovernmentandthe publicdoesn’tchange.Proposalsin

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frontoftheCityCounciltaketoolong togetprocessed,”asituationechoedby severalothersinthearea.

Thereisalsoamajorconcernthatenvi¬ ronmentalgroupsarenottakingarealis¬ ticapproachinevaluatingnewwater¬ frontprojects,particularlydredging.In fact,nodredgingprojectshavebeen approvedbytheDepartmentofEnviron¬ mentalProtectionortheU.S.Army CorpsofEngineerssince1984.“Dredg¬ ing,”saysWalker,“isakeyfactorinthe port’sgrowth,particularlywestofthe MillionDollarBridge,wherebottom depthislimitedandturningareawas designedformuchsmallerships.We havetoturnawayshipsbecauseofthe limitationsthatthebridgeantibottom depthcreate.Adeeperchanneland widerturningbasinisneeded,andwe mustprovideforthefuturenow;we can'talwaysplaycatch-up."

PhineasSpragueofPortlandYachtSer¬ vicesfeelsthattheeconomicconditions oftheareahavekilledalotofthepri¬ vatesectorinvestmentintheport.“The costofinsuranceandworkman’scom¬ pensation,aswellasthelongPlanning Boardcycle,makesittoodifficulttorun abusinessinMaine.Wearedealing withalocallycausedrecessionontop ofanationalone,andinvestorsdon’t come to Maine because of the poor businessclimate.”

Somebelievethattherealmostappears tobeanunwrittenpolicyagainstgrowth intheport.Spraguesaysthat“TheDEP hasslowedtheprocess,andsomeofthe dredgingprojectsnecessaryforthe port’sgrowthhaven'tgotaprayer."Cap¬ tainAlanGraves,whohasproposeda marinaprojectintheport,alsoagrees. “Peopledon'tunderstandhowthings operate,particularlyyoungpeoplewith littleexperience.Activistscomealong anddon'thavethewholepicture,and

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theymaketheirstatementsbasedon poorresearch.“Infact,”hesays, “numerous members of the Audubon Societyhavetoldmetheyareappalled attheactivists’anti-everythingattitude.”

Althoughthemaritimeinterestshave formedcloserassociations,theystill havenotdevelopedacloserelationship withthosewhoareconcernedthatthe growthoftheportwillcreatenewenvi¬ ronmentalproblems.Untilthatisaccom¬ plished,mostfeeltheupturnoftheport andtheeconomicgrowthofthearea thatwillcomewithitmaydrastically slow.PaulCarteroftheLightship Nan¬ tucketfeels“theonlywaytosolvethe problemistogetthewaterfrontinter¬ estsandtheenvironmentalintereststo worktogether,facetoface,andfind commonground."Hehopesthelight¬ ship,withitsmissiontopromotestew¬ ardshipofmaritimehistoryandthe marineenvironmentcanbeavehiclefor suchaprocess.“Weneedtolooktoour rootsfortheanswers."

Forthemostpart,theprevailingatti¬ tudeamongwaterfrontinterestsseems tobepositive.Theport'scontinued growthappearstodependontheability ofthemaritimeinterestsandpeople withenvironmentalconcernstoestab¬ lishaconsensus.Inaddition,theport

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willhavetodevelopapositivebusiness climatetoattractnewbusiness.Ingen¬ eral,thosewhopushedforportgrowth inthemid-80’sarebeginningtorealize theirhopesinthe90's.

As the people concerned with the growthanddevelopmentofthePortof Portlandlooktowardthe21stcentury, therearesomeimportantconsiderations thatshouldbelookedataspartofthe process.Oneofthemostsignificant problemsthatstillfacemaritimeprofes¬ sionalsisthefactthatthegeneralpublicdoesnothaveaclearunderstandingof howtheportcontributestotheeconom¬ ichealthofthecommunityoreventhe stateasawhole.Thisisbyfarthegreat¬ estproblemportplannerswillhaveto faceastheyprepareproposalstobelaid beforeplanningboardsandenviron¬ mentalagencies.Secondly,asthesepro¬ posalsareconsidered,theywillneedto findaprocesstodeterminecommon groundwiththosewhoareconcerned withprotectingthemarineenvironment. Next,theywillneedtoinstituteastrate¬ gicdevelopmentandmarketingplanfor theportthatwillprovideforsound growth.Finally,theywillneedtocon¬ sidertheramificationsthatincreased shippingandcargohandlingwillbring tothePortofPortland.

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ofthemaritimeindustryfromthesea buoyoffofCapeElizabethtothetidal basinsoftheForeRiverandCascoBay toCousinsIsland.Thesearethebound¬ ariesoftheportwhichfirstmustberec¬ ognizedbyallwhoconsiderthedevel¬ opmentoftheencompassingarea. Tocontinuetheprocesseffectivelythat wasstartedinthe80’s,thefollowing shouldbeconsidered:

1)CreationofaPortAuthority

Allelementsconcernedwiththewater¬ frontshoulddevelopaplanforinstitut¬ ingaPortAuthorityunderjointjurisdic¬ tionofboththeCityofPortlandand SouthPortland.ThePortAuthority shouldbeanindependentquasi-governmentalorganizationwithanindepen¬ dentBoardofDirectorswhichshould bedrawnfromthemembershipofthe currentWaterfrontAlliance.Themission ofaPortAuthorityistorepresentall interestsinthegoverningofaport,par¬ ticularlywhereseveralmunicipalitiesare involved.Inadditiontothewaterfront operations,theyalsosupportthedevel¬ opmentoftransportationsystemsand providedecisionmakinginformationfor thefederalandslateagenciesconcerned withtheenvironment.Oneoftheirmost significantresponsibilitiesistohelp educatethepublicandgovernmental bodiesinhowtheportfunctions.

2)StrategicDevelopmentand MarketingPlan

OnceaPortAuthorityiscreated,their firsttaskwillbetocreateadevelop¬ mentplanfortheportrecognizingall elementsconcernedwiththewaterfront. Aspartofthedevelopmentplan,they shouldmeetwithenvironmentalgroups andconsidersolutionstotheproblems

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3)SupportSafety

CurrentlytheU.S.CoastGuard,under the leadership of Commander Jack McGowen,isworkingwiththemaritime communitytoinstitutearesponseto maritimedisastersthatcouldeffect Maine’seconomyandenvironment.

Inarecentstudytheydeterminedthat throughacombinedeffortofgovern¬ mentandprivateconcerns,anoilspill ofabout5,000barrelscouldbeeffec¬ tivelycontainedandcleanedup.The CoastGuarddeterminedthatanaverage oilspillresultingfromamarinecasualty orcollisionwouldaveragebetween 30,000and150,000barrels.“Thisisthe gapthatweneedtodealwith,”said McGowenatarecentmeetingbetween theCoastGuardandthemaritimecom¬ munity.

Allelementsconcernedwithsafety, particularlytheCoastGuard,thePilot Associationandshipoperators,arestriv¬ ingtomaintainthehigheststandardsfor vesselsafetyintheport.Membersof theseorganizationsinsistthatprevention isthekey,andwhiletheycancontrola goodportionoftheoperationswithin theport,therearenumerousfactorsthat couldcompromisevesselsafety.Oneof theseisthedecreasingcapabilitiesof seafarersaboardshipsthatseemto comewithgreaterfrequencyfromthird worldnationsanddonotapparently possesstheskillscommonly foundinseafarersfromeco¬ nomically developed nations.

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Thenextlargeconcernistheboatingpublicandthecavalier attitudemanytakewhileoperatingvesselsinthehar¬ bor.Itisnottoouncommonforsmallboatsto cutoffshipsrestrictedtothedeep channelsortointerferewith largevesselsbeing turnedordockedin narrowwaters.Port officialswiththe Coast Guard must worktomakethepub¬ licadheretowaler safetyrules.

4)Training

MaineMaritimeAcademy, Southern Maine Technical CollegeandtheUniversityof Maineshouldinstitutefull scale programs to develop trainedprofessionalsforthe shoresidemarineandtransporta¬ tionfields.

Theskillsthatareneededfor futuregrowth,notonlyinthecityof Portlandbutthroughoutthestate, canbeeasilydevelopedintheyoung peoplewhoarelookingtoliveand workintheirhomestate.Educational institutionswillneedtoadapttheirpro¬ gramsandcreatenew academicareasthatwill meetthedemandcreat¬ ed with the steady increaseinshipping andassociatedtransportationthroughoutthestate. IftheStaleofMaineeverhopestoprotectitsown economic health by competing with emerging portslikePortsmouth,itmustprepareforthe changesthatareneededasweheadforthe21st century.WhiletheStateoffersmuchtothose whoenjoythepristinebeautyofitsseashores andforests,thelifebloodofthestatemust flowthroughasoundeconomicbase.Port developmentintheStateofMaineisanec¬ essarypartofthatbaseandwillbeakey toolinlesseningtheimpactofrecessions onMaine'spopulation.Thechallengefor thegovernor,legislature,andthepublic inthisnewdecadewillbetokeep alivethisvitalsegmentofherecono¬ my.Itwasmaritimetradethathelped buildtheSlateofMaineinthefirst placeanditmustbeacontributing factortoherwellbeinginthe future.

Dance

Portland School of Ballet, 3-alCumberlandAvenue, July2August 24, alldaystudyforyoungdancersandhalf-daystudy foradultswithguestartistsfromwellknownballetcompanies.

July 2-13 Devon Carney; July 16-August 2 Kathy Chamberlain. July 30-August 10 Richard Rein: August 13-24 Vasile Petrutiu AUDITIONfor thestatepremiereofDorisHumphreydance, PassacagaliaandFugue. July2, 11:00 am. August 24, performanceof PassacagaliaandFugue, plusoriginalballetsbyPort¬ land-basedchoreographers.772-9671.

Robinson Ballet Company, BelfastFree.Belfast July12, N.BCommunityCollege Auditorium.St.Andrews.NewBrunswick.Canada.ThisBangorbasedcompanyof areadanceprofessionalsroundsoutits corpsdeballet withadvancedstudents. Offeringsincludebothclassicalandcontemporaryballet.947-8109or592-8990.

The Maine Festival, CumberlandCountyFairgrounds(5milesnorthwestofPort¬ land). August 3-5, danceperformancesthroughoutthedayandeveninginclud¬ ingperformancesby American Ballet East, Nancy Compton Dance Compa¬ ny, Munju Rappers. Stephanie Leighton. Hickory Flat Express (doggers), amiaparticipatoryContradancewithmusicbythe Sandy River Ramblers.

Bates College Dance Festival, Lewiston.Performancestakeplaceinthe SchaefferTheatre,OlinArtsCenter,orChaseHallLounge.Callforadmission pricesandperformancetimes. JulyJI,KeiTakei;August1, Spanish-dancelec¬ tureanildemonstrationbytheRomandelosReyesSpanishDanceTheatres leaddancerandchoreographer; August 3. modern dance by Mark Taylor and Friends. 'Advancedreservationsrequired.AdmissionS~S10.786-6161 (afterJuly20thforreservations); August 6, workshoponcontactimprovisa¬ tion.conductedby Andrew Harwood and AlitoAlessi;August 7Indianclas¬ sical Sukanya, August 8, lecture-demonstrationonjazztaprhythmtapper BrendaBufalino; August 9 filmsandcommentarybydancewriterandeducator June Vail; August 10. theFestivalFacultyGalaincludesmodern,jazz,rhythm tap,andcontact-improvisationaldance.ThefestivalalsofeaturestheMainepre¬ miereofBebeMillerandCompany's"Allies."Reservationsrequired.Admission$7$10.AfterJuly20.toreserveseats,786-6161; August 17, performancebyimprovi¬ sationaldanceartist Deborah Hay; August 17, thefestivalfinaleperformedby BatesDanceFestivalstudents

Theatre

Ogunquit Playhouse-. He and .Ur Girl throughAugustith.ArthurUhry's DrivingMissDaisy willrunfrom August6ththroughAugust18th.Theseasonendswith FiddlerontheRoof. August20ththroughSeptember 1st.TheBoxOfficeacceptsmailordersviaP.O.Box918,Route1.Ogunquit0390cPerformancesstartat 8;i0p.m.,MondaythroughSaturday(alsoWednesdayandSaturdayat2:45p.m.)ST7.616-5511. Maine State Music Theatre- TheMerry UT</owthroughAugust12th.Theyclosewiththemusicalcomedy IDo!IDo! fortheweeksofAugust14ththroughAugust26th.Performancesat8:00p.m.Tuesdaythrough Saturday,andal2:00p.m.forthematineesonWednesday.Friday,andSunday.TicketsfromS20toS10. Ticketsmavbeorderedbymail:TheMaineStateMusicTheatre.P.O.Box646.Brunswick.ME04011.'258769.(PerformancesatthePickardTheatreatBowdoinCollege.)

The Theatre at Monmouth-Aldous Huxley's satiricmasterpiececomestothestateinapremieradaptation byArtisticDirectorFedDavis,openingJuly28th.Allplayswillbeinrepertory.933-9999.Standardtickets are$15TuesdavthroughSaturdaynights;$10forSunday.BoxofficeclosedonMondays.

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The Theater Project (Brunswick)-MichaelKeller's TheSpoilsofK'ar, runningfortwoweeksfromAugust9ththrough August25th. Judevine. astoryaboutamystical Vermonttownwithactorsplayingmanyroles,will beperformedbeginningAugust9ththrough August25th.WrittenbyVermontpoetDavidBud¬ bill,ithadarecentandsuccessfulruninSanFran¬ cisco.BeginningJuly22ndandcontinuingevery Sundayeveningat7:00p.m.throughoutthesum¬ merwillbe neReturnofUncensoredMemoirs-a August10

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cabaretshowwiththeater piecesoriginatedbythe Project.TheTheatrePro¬ jectperformsTuesday throughSundayat8:00 p.m.andSaturdayat2:00 p.m.S10.Formoreinfor¬ mationcall729-8584.

Hackmatack Playhouse- Can't TakeItWithYou playsAugust~ih throughAugust18th.Thefinalewillbethe Quixotemusical Mau of LaMancha from August21stthroughSeptember2nd.Season ticketsare$45.whilesingleadmissiontickets are$12.$10,and$8.Curtaintimeis8:00p.m. forevenings,TuesdaythroughSunday.There isaMatineeever)’Thursdayat2:00p.m.Dinner theatrepackagesareavailable.ThePlayhouse, Rt.9,BeaverDam.Berwick03901.698-180'.

Embassy Players, Sebago Lake- Criss-Cross throughJuly29th.Theshowisacontemporary piece that explores the "switching" of male/femalerolesandthesocio-andeconomic attitudesintoday'sAmericansociety.SPANDAis thecenter'sin-housedancecompany,anditisdirectedby SelbyBeebe(flankandNancy'sdaughter),whoisaNew York-baseddancer.SPANDAconcertswillrunfortwoweeks. August2ndthrough12th.Selby'sdancecompanyiscom¬ prisedofindividualsofallagesinacelebrationoflifeand love.ClosingtheArtCenter'sSummerSeasonwillbea comedy, 6RinsRvrVu (SixRoomsRiverView),whichwill runfromAugust16ththroughSeptember2nd.Workshops alsooffered:WriteP.O.Box137.Sebagolatke04075,or phone642-3743or773-1648.

Portland Club/Dinner Theater-156 StateStreet. ThroughAugust,weekendaudiencesmaysee ToastTo Broadway. JanetRosswillworkwithacastoffivewellknownPortlandartists(EllenDomingos.ReneePotvin, AnneSlattery.JonathanPhilbrick,andKendallLibby), Toast willconsistof25Broadwayshow-stoppers,including numbersfrom Gypsy.Company.LesMiserable!.Chicago. Cabaret.ChorusLine,Follies,IDo!IDo!, and JacquesBrel. DinnerandSundayBrunchavailable.773-0218. Carousel Music Theatre-in BoothbayHarbor,Maine A nightatthetheatreincludescocktailsandalightdinner servedbyamemberofthecast.You'llbeentertainedby thecabaretperformanceofyourwaiterandtherestofthe cast.633-5297toreservetickets:$12-per-personadmis¬ sion.Doorsopenat6:30p.m.Showbeginsat7:00 p.m.-old-timeVaudevilleandBroadway.UntillateOctober. Lakewood Theater-in Madison,Route201Tennessee Williams' AStreetcarSamedDesire throughAugust4th, followedbythecomedy Charlie'sAunt, August9-11.

GilbertandSullivanscomicopera TheMikado will beonduringtheweekofAugust23rd. BusStop, byWilliamInge,runsAugust30-September8.The seasonendswiththesexfarce TheHandThat CradlesTheRock, Sept.10-21.Curtainisat8:00 p.m.Thurs.throughSat.witha2:00p.m.Wed. matineeduringthesecondweekofproduction. Eveningticketsare$7.50,matineeS 7 ($5.50for kids12andunder),ri-7176.KFD1,Box1780, Skowhegan04976.

Boothbay Playhouse Arts Center-Be//.s Are Ringing throughAugust5,thenagainfromAugust 7-12.andAugust14-19.Theromanticcomedy SaltwaterMoon beginsAugust21-26,andpicksup againAugust28-September2. Oh Boy! Those Broadway Babes runsSeptember4through ColumbusDay.Formoreinformationandticket pricescall633-7601.

East Coast Theatre/River Tree Arts-Kenne¬ bunk. IceWolf playsAug.4.11.18,25: Stopthe World.Iwanttonetoff. Aug.1-5.985-4343

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Maine Festival (Theatre)-Cumberland Fair¬ grounds,August3,4,5.Mainestarswillinclude worldrenownedmimeartistTonyMontanaro,Al Hawkes,recentwinneroftheNationalInstrumen¬ talistoftheYearAward,comedyduoAbramsand Anderson,Devonsquare,MammaTongue,andthe hilariousNewEnglandNewVaudevilleRevue. Ticketsinadvance$7;$10duringfestivaldays; Children/SeniorCitizens$3/$4.Call772-9012for moreinformation.

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andgroupsofIOormore$9.familyoffour(at leastoneadult)$28.childrenunder2Iree. Portland Folk Club, .swedenborgianChurch.302 StevensAvenue.Portland. MonthlySongStraps on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Open toallwholiketoshareorlistentoasong,tuncor astory.$1donationrequested,refreshmentswel¬ come."3-9549.

Colby College, Waterville. July 30 at'30p.m.PortlandStringQuartet Concert.LorimerChapel. Augustiat'p.m.- Sell’EnglandMusicCamp Cabaret. WadsworthGymnasium.Advancedreser¬ vationsrecommended.CallXEMCi65-3025. August 7at7:30p.m.- PortlandStringQuartet Concert. LorimerChapel. August 11 at2p.m.and ~:30p.m.- PortlandStringQuartetStudent Recital. Chapel.Freeofcharge. August 14 at7:30 p.m - Thomas Richner, Ed.D.MusIT.Hum.I)., co-founderofRichner-StrongInstituteofChurch MusicatColby,andauthorityonplayingMozart, willgiveapianoconcert.CovenAuditorium.Free ofcharge. August 15 at'30p.m - John Walker, renownedorganistthroughoutAmericaand Europe,willgiveaconcert.Congregational Church,Waterville.Freeofcharge. August 17 al 7:J0p.m.- ChurchMusicStudentConcert. Chapel. Freeofcharge.Forinformationaboutsummer eventscontacttheDivisionofSpecialPrograms Officeat8'2-3386.

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Sue Coe: Porkopolis. Theresultoffirst-hand observation.Porkopolisisjournalism,potent expressionandfineart.Theartistsseriesabout slaughterhousesandmeatpackingplantsconfirms herreputationas"thegreatestlivingpractitioner ofaconfrontational,revolutionaryart."Herworks willremindyouofFnsor.GoyaandKollwitzin theirjudgmentofhumanbehavior.Galleryhours are:Tuesday.WednesdayandFriday10a.m.-9 p.m.,SaturdaysandSundays1-5p.m.Closed Mondays,holidaysandbetweenexhibitions.~9 -95a6.

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ralismofpaintingfromMughalIndia.Islamic paintingischaracterizedbyjewel-likecoloranda profusionofdetail.Rarelyseen,thesedelightful worksaredrawnfromtheMuseumspermanent collection.JohnA.andHelenP.BeckerGallery. July 20 - September 23 -SelectedPrintsfromthe VinalharenPressCollection. Eachsummer,artists ofemergingandwell-establishedreputationare invitedtoVinalhaven.anislandinPenobscotBay. toworkwithmasterprinters.Themuseumhas acquiredacompletesetof~~prints,producedat thepresssince198i.andaselectionofthesewill beonviewthroughthesummer.TwentiethCentu¬ ryGallery.TuesdaythroughSaturday10am.-5 p.m..Sunday2-5p.m.~25-32~5.

Nancy Margolis Gallery, 367 ForeStreet.Port¬ land.Ongoingexhibits:Worksinceramic,jewelry, glass,woodandmetalbythegalleryartists.Mon¬ daythroughSaturday10a.m.-6p.m.775-3822. NewYorkbyappointment(212)255-0386.

Elements Gallery, 56MaineStreet.Brunswick. August 4 - September 5 - J. FredWoell,aone personshowofmixed-mediasculptureandwall reliefs."Anarchaeologistofthelate20thcentury.” FredWoellhastransformedtheremnantsofour throwawaysocietyintodisconcertingassemblages ofculturalsymbols. September 7 - October 20Squidge Davis, onepersonshowofclaysculp¬ ture.Newworksbyfeminineinterpreterofmytho¬ logicalandspiritualthemes.MondaythroughSat¬ urday10a.m.-5p.m.729-1108.

Bates College, Lewiston, Through August 26Dahlov Ipcar Lateworks. 30vibrantoil-on-canvasworksbythisMaineartist,combininganexot¬ icassortmentofanimallifeinrichlyimaginative landscapesintheuppergallery;andChildren's BookIllustrations,featuringtheworkofseveralof Maine'sbestartistsandwritersinthelower gallery.Museumhoursare10a.m.-4p.m.Tues¬ daythroughSaturdayand1-5p.monSunday. ClosedMondays,majorholidaysandduringthe installationofexhibitions.Free.786-6158.

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YohoHead.AnAncientIndiandescriptionofthis600-acrepeninsulaindow¬ neastMainemeaning"BeautifulLand.”Onlyninetyverylargeheavilywooded parcelshavebeencreatedonthisbeautifulheadland.Alllotshavedeeded accesstotwopristineoceanbeachesaswellasalargenaturearea.Restrictive buildingcovenantsensurethistremendousandrichscenicbeautywillremain unspoiledforalltime.Thegentleseabreezemixeswiththepungentaromasof thepineandspruceforeststocreateunforgettablyfreshairyear-round.A moderateclimateprevailsthroughoutallseasons,duetothetemperateeffects oftheoceansurroundingYohoHead.Perfectforlonghikesthroughthe woodswiththefamily,clambakesorcampfiresoneitherofthetwofine beaches,bikingontheproperty's3milesofprivatepavedroads—orsimply communingwithnatureatitsunspoiledbest.

Aleisurelytwo-hourdrivefromBangorInternationalAirport,YohoHeadis ninemilessouthofMachias,Maine.MachiasisthecountyseatofWashington county,theeasternmostcountyinMaineandthegatewaytotheCanadian MaritimeProvinces.SixhoursbycarfromBoston.YohoHeadliesonthe MaineAtlanticCoasthalf-waybetweenBarHarborandtheCanadianborder atCampobelloIsland.

Homesitesrangeinsizefrom2to6acres,andfrom$38,000to$47,000inprice. Severaloceanfrontparcelsareavailablefrom$85,000to$155,000.Freshwater isplentifulandsepticapprovalshavebeenobtainedforeachlot.

TheHomeowners'Associationemploysafulltimecaretaker,wholivesonthe property.Thecaretakervisitseachresidencetwicedailytoensurecomplete security,providessnowremovalserviceincludingalldriveways,andmain¬ tainstheextensivewildflowergardensalongtheproperty'sroadsandcom¬ monareas.

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